diff --git a/pkg/ring/client/pool.go b/pkg/ring/client/pool.go
index 4d912f40289..981a7399dda 100644
--- a/pkg/ring/client/pool.go
+++ b/pkg/ring/client/pool.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/common/user"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
 
-	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/util"
+	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/services"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/ring/ring.go b/pkg/ring/ring.go
index d12b579ac08..9f4cab46be4 100644
--- a/pkg/ring/ring.go
+++ b/pkg/ring/ring.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/kv"
 	shardUtil "github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/shard"
-	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/util"
+	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/flagext"
 	utilmath "github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/math"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/services"
diff --git a/pkg/ring/ring_test.go b/pkg/ring/ring_test.go
index 9964e387d98..2520a12f9e9 100644
--- a/pkg/ring/ring_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ring/ring_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/kv"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/kv/consul"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/shard"
-	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/ring/util"
+	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/flagext"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/services"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/test"
diff --git a/pkg/ring/util/string_utils.go b/pkg/ring/util/string_utils.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 39868e1d1cb..00000000000
--- a/pkg/ring/util/string_utils.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package util
-
-// StringsContain returns true if the search value is within the list of input values.
-func StringsContain(values []string, search string) bool {
-	for _, v := range values {
-		if search == v {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}